Director of Compliance
About The Position
VantageScore is seeking a Director of Compliance to build upon and scale its existing compliance program. Reporting to the General Counsel, this leadership role owns the strategic evolution of the Company’s compliance infrastructure. The Director will enhance policies, implement systems, and manage key risk areas while balancing high-level strategy with detailed execution. The role partners with Legal, Data Science, Data & Technology, and business teams to ensure policies, procedures, controls, and monitoring align with relevant laws and regulations. It also promotes integrity and ethical behavior across the organization. The Director leads enterprise compliance program development and oversight, governance and reporting, compliance monitoring and risk assessments, and initiatives spanning intellectual property and licensing, brand and trademark protection, corporate governance and contractual compliance, antitrust, privacy and data governance, tax and regulatory obligations, and cross-functional training and product or vendor reviews.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, such as compliance, law, business, public policy, finance, data/technology, or a related discipline.
- 5–7 years of experience building data governance, privacy, and other compliance programs, preferably in financial services or fintech.
- Demonstrated experience building and scaling compliance programs, rather than only maintaining them.
- Strong working knowledge of privacy, data governance, and competition concepts.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to engage employees at all levels of the organization.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with the regulatory environment for credit scoring, the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and implementing regulations, and related model governance.
- Experience with competition/antitrust and/or intellectual property compliance in a technology- or data-centric company.
- Experience developing compliance audit protocols, monitoring third-party intellectual property or trademark use, and managing contractual compliance or remediation processes.
- Background working closely with data science, engineering, and product teams.
- IAPP privacy certifications (CIPP/US, CIPM, CIPT) and/or other compliance certifications.
Responsibilities
- Lead the continued development, implementation, and oversight of VantageScore’s enterprise compliance program, aligned with business objectives and applicable requirements.
- Review, refine, and draft corporate policies and procedures to keep them aligned with business objectives, operations, and the organization’s risk profile.
- Assist with compliance governance and reporting, providing clear and concise updates to executive leadership.
- Lead compliance monitoring and risk assessment activities, identify gaps, and implement corrective action plans.
- Develop monitoring mechanisms and metrics to track compliance with policies and procedures.
- Monitor federal and state laws and regulations relevant to the compliance program.
- Oversee and enhance compliance processes for intellectual property, licensing agreements, and technology usage requirements, including reviews, monitoring, and audits.
- Develop and administer processes for compliance with trademark, branding, and intellectual property usage standards, including monitoring third-party use.
- Support compliance with governing agreements, corporate policies, and contractual obligations, including corporate governance, external communications, and intellectual property protections.
- Identify and escalate potential compliance concerns and coordinate remediation with Legal.
- Support the development and implementation of the antitrust compliance program, including policies, training, risk assessments, monitoring, and reviews.
- Support privacy and data governance programs by monitoring regulatory developments, reviewing policies, and collaborating with technical and business teams to strengthen controls.
- Develop and maintain risk-based compliance monitoring, auditing, and reporting processes; recommend corrective actions and track remediation with stakeholders.
- Coordinate with Finance, Legal, and external advisers to support tax reporting, regulatory filing, and related obligations.
- Advise the Legal team on compliance and ethics and partner with HR, Digital and Technology, Data Science, Product, and business teams.
- Build and deliver compliance training tailored to technical and business audiences.
- Contribute to reviews of new products, features, and vendor engagements.
Benefits
- 401(k) matched up to 7%.
- Flexible Time Off.
- 12 paid holidays.
- Medical, dental, vision, and wellness benefits.
- Monthly team events.
- Modern work/collaboration spaces.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
